Kerala Government Gets Soundproof Crying Room In Theatres For Kids

At a complex of cinemas run by the government in Kerala, a Crying Room has been set up. Parents can bring their children who become upset in the theatre to this area.

The Kairali theatre complex in Thiruvananthapuram, run by the Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC), features a designated Crying Room for new parents.

Parents can bring their children to the Crying Room and watch the movie from inside the room through a glass window if a youngster starts crying and disrupting the audience.

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Crying Room In Theatre

It's extremely uncommon for parents to watch a movie in the theatre with their kids. Parents are forced to leave the theatre because of disturbed children who are not acclimated to the theatre's darkness, sound, and light.

But in Kerala, if the infant cries throughout the film, there is no longer a need to leave the theatre, according to Kerala's cultural minister, VN Vasavan.

The Crying Room in theatres also have cribs and a diaper-changing stations available for the parents to use.

As a part of transforming government theatres into women- and child-friendly theatres, "KSFDC has built up a sobbing room at Kairali theatre complex, Thiruvananthapuram," he continued. The minister further stated that efforts are being made to expand Kerala's cry chambers programme to other theatres.

"There is a cradle and a diaper-changing station in the soundproof cry room. Additionally, plans have been created to watch movies in the baby's cry room without any issues," he said.

According to KSFDC Chairman Shaji N Karun, the facility would be included in new initiatives of the corporation. The effort was launched as part of the theatre complex refurbishment work in March. Karun said that six more theatres with the same amenities would be set up in locations such as Thrissur and Kayamkulam.

Karun said, "All theatres will have these amenities in the future. It contributes to making theatres accessible to everyone, including women, kids, seniors, and those with disabilities."

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